2020–21 CEV Women's Champions League

The 2020–21 CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2020–21 season and the 61st edition.

2020–2021 CEV Women's Champions League
LeagueCEV Women's Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
22 September – 14 October 2020
Main tournament:
24 November 2020 – 1 May 2021
Number of teams29 (13 qual. 16 main tourn.)
Finals championsItaly Imoco Volley Conegliano
  Runners-upTurkey Vakifbank Istanbul
Finals MVPItaly Paola Egonu
CEV Women's Champions League seasons

Qualification

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A total of 20 teams participate in the main competition, with 17 teams being allocated direct vacancies on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions and 3 teams qualify from the qualification rounds.[1][2]

Format

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League round

A round-robin format (two single round-robin tournaments held in ‘bio-secure bubbles’ at two different venues in each pool) where the 20 participating teams are drawn into 5 pools of 4 teams each. The five pool winners and the best three second placed teams among all pools qualify for the Playoffs.[3][2]

The standings is determined by the number of matches won. In case of a tie in the number of matches won by two or more teams, their ranking is based on the following criteria:[4]

  • result points (points awarded for results: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss);
  • set quotient (the number of total sets won divided by the number of total sets lost);
  • points quotient (the number of total points scored divided by the number of total points lost);
  • results of head-to-head matches between the teams in question.
Playoffs

A knockout format where the 8 qualified teams are each draw into the quarter-finals with the round winners advancing to the next rounds (semifinals and final). Matches in the quarter-finals and semifinals consists of two legs (home and away).
Result points are awarded for each leg (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss). After two legs, the team with the most result points advances further in the tournament. In case teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. The Golden Set winner is the team that first obtains 15 points, provided that the points difference between the two teams is at least 2 points (thus, the Golden Set is similar to a tiebreak set in a normal match).[4]

Grand finale

A single match between the winners of the semifinals in a neutral venue decides the tournament champion.[3]

Pool composition

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Drawing of lots for the league round was held on 21 August 2020 in Luxembourg City.[5] The 20 teams are divided in 4 pots of 5 teams each, with one team per pot being draw into each of the 5 pools (A, B, C, D, E).[1][6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Vakıfbank Istanbul (Turkey 1)
  Imoco Volley Conegliano (Italy 1)
  Dinamo-Ak Bars (Russia 1)
  Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul (Turkey 2)
  Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio (Italy 2)

  Chemik Police (Poland 1)
  ASPTT Mulhouse (France 1)
  Lokomotiv Kaliningrad (Russia 2)
  Developres SkyRes Rzeszów (Poland 2)
  Nantes VB (France 2)

  SSC Palmberg Schwerin (Germany 1)
  Maritza Plovdiv (Bulgaria 1)
  VK UP Olomouc (Czech 1)
  LP Salo (Finland 1)
  Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul (Turkey 3)

  Igor Gorgonzola Novara (Italy 3)
  Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg (Russia 3)
  Winner from Qualification
  Winner from Qualification
  Winner from Qualification

Draw
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E
  Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio   Imoco Volley Conegliano   Vakifbank Istanbul   Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul   Dinamo-Ak Bars
  Developres SkyRes Rzeszów   Nantes VB   ASPTT Mulhouse   Lokomotiv Kaliningrad   Grupa Azoty Chemik Police
  SSC Palmberg Schwerin   Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul   Maritza Plovdiv   LP Salo   VK UP Olomouc
  Winner from Qualification
  Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg   Winner from Qualification
  Winner from Qualification
  Igor Gorgonzola Novara

After drawing of lots, LP Salo[7] and Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg[8] announced their withdrawal from the competition. The drawing of lots changes as follows:

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E
  Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio   Imoco Volley Conegliano   Vakifbank Istanbul   Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul   Dinamo-Ak Bars
  Developres SkyRes Rzeszów   Nantes VB   ASPTT Mulhouse   Lokomotiv Kaliningrad   Grupa Azoty Chemik Police
  SSC Palmberg Schwerin   Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul   Maritza Plovdiv   Allianz MTV Stuttgart   VK UP Olomouc
  Savino Del Bene Scandicci
  Calcit Volley Kamnik
  ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
  Dinamo Moscow
  Igor Gorgonzola Novara

League round

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The league round started on 24 November 2020.

  • All times are local.

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Savino Del Bene Scandicci 6 4 2 12 15 9 1.667 542 509 1.065 Quarterfinals
2   Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 6 4 2 11 14 10 1.400 523 479 1.092
3   SSC Palmberg Schwerin 6 3 3 8 10 12 0.833 467 484 0.965
4   Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 6 1 5 5 8 16 0.500 513 573 0.895
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Dec 17:30 Savino Del Bene Scandicci   3–2   Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 25–18 11–25 25–19 23–25 17–15 101–102 Report
1 Dec 20:30 SSC Palmberg Schwerin   3–1   Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 25–27 25–18 25–18 25–18   100–81 Report
2 Dec 17:30 SSC Palmberg Schwerin   1–3   Savino Del Bene Scandicci 25–19 19–25 20–25 21–25   85–94 Report
2 Dec 20:30 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów   2–3   Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 17–25 22–25 25–19 25–22 14–16 103–107 Report
3 Dec 17:30 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio   0–3   SSC Palmberg Schwerin 24–26 14–25 22–25     60–76 Report
3 Dec 20:30 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów   0–3   Savino Del Bene Scandicci 23–25 18–25 16–25     57–75 Report
2 Feb 17:00 Savino Del Bene Scandicci   2–3   Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 18–25 25–21 14–25 25–18 10–15 92–104 Report
2 Feb 20:00 SSC Palmberg Schwerin   3–2   Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 25–18 22–25 23–25 26–24 15–7 111–99 Report
3 Feb 17:00 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów   0–3   Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 23–25 22–25 17–25     62–75 Report
3 Feb 20:00 SSC Palmberg Schwerin   0–3   Savino Del Bene Scandicci 22–25 13–25 15–25     50–75 Report
4 Feb 17:00 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów   3–1   Savino Del Bene Scandicci 33–35 25–22 25–22 28–26   111–105 Report
4 Feb 20:00 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio   3–0   SSC Palmberg Schwerin 25–20 25–13 25–12     75–45 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Imoco Volley Conegliano 6 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 473 337 1.404 Quarterfinals
2   Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 6 4 2 12 13 7 1.857 455 412 1.104
3   Nantes VB 6 2 4 6 6 13 0.462 389 447 0.870
4   Calcit Volley Kamnik 6 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 372 493 0.755
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec 18:00 Calcit Volley Kamnik   0–3   Imoco Volley Conegliano 18–25 17–25 15–25     50–75 Report
8 Dec 20:30 Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul   3–0   Nantes VB 25–16 25–18 25–15     75–49 Report
9 Dec 18:00 Nantes VB   0–3   Imoco Volley Conegliano 19–25 11–25 16–25     46–75 Report
9 Dec 20:30 Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul   3–1   Calcit Volley Kamnik 25–16 20–25 26–24 25–17   96–82 Report
10 Dec 18:00 Nantes VB   3–0   Calcit Volley Kamnik 25–22 25–19 25–20     75–61 Report
10 Dec 20:30 Imoco Volley Conegliano   3–0   Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 25–14 25–19 25–19     75–52 Report
26 Jan 18:00 Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul   3–0   Nantes VB 25–22 25–16 25–20     75–58 Report
26 Jan 20:30 Calcit Volley Kamnik   0–3   Imoco Volley Conegliano 21–25 11–25 11–25     43–75 Report
27 Jan 18:00 Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul   3–0   Calcit Volley Kamnik 25–13 25–18 25–20     75–51 Report
27 Jan 20:30 Nantes VB   0–3   Imoco Volley Conegliano 20–25 20–25 24–26     64–76 Report
28 Jan 18:00 Nantes VB   3–1   Calcit Volley Kamnik 22–25 25–19 25–20 25–21   97–85 Report
28 Jan 20:30 Imoco Volley Conegliano   3–1   Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 25–19 22–25 25–21 25–17   97–82 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Vakifbank Istanbul 6 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 498 352 1.415 Quarterfinals
2   ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 6 4 2 11 12 10 1.200 497 477 1.042
3   ASPTT Mulhouse 6 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 418 462 0.905
4   Maritza Plovdiv 6 0 6 1 6 18 0.333 452 574 0.787
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Nov 18:00 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź   0–3   Vakifbank Istanbul 23–25 17–25 22–25     62–75 Report
24 Nov 20:30 Maritza Plovdiv   0–3   ASPTT Mulhouse 17–25 19–25 13–25     49–75 Report
25 Nov 18:00 Maritza Plovdiv   2–3   ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 18–25 25–20 25–20 17–25 10–15 95–105 Report
25 Nov 20:30 ASPTT Mulhouse   0–3   Vakifbank Istanbul 18–25 16–25 18–25     52–75 Report
26 Nov 18:00 ASPTT Mulhouse   0–3   ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 20–25 23–25 20–25     63–75 Report
26 Nov 20:30 Vakifbank Istanbul   3–1   Maritza Plovdiv 25–9 25–10 23–25 25–16   98–60 Report
2 Feb 18:00 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź   0–3   Vakifbank Istanbul 21–25 19–25 20–25     60–75 Report
2 Feb 20:30 Maritza Plovdiv   1–3   ASPTT Mulhouse 23–25 25–22 22–25 22–25   92–97 Report
3 Feb 18:00 ASPTT Mulhouse   0–3   Vakifbank Istanbul 15–25 13–25 18–25     46–75 Report
3 Feb 20:30 Maritza Plovdiv   1–3   ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 24–26 18–25 25–23 17–25   84–99 Report
4 Feb 18:00 Vakifbank Istanbul   3–1   Maritza Plovdiv 25–11 25–20 25–27 25–14   100–72 Report
4 Feb 20:30 ASPTT Mulhouse   1–3   ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 23–25 19–25 25–21 18–25   85–96 Report

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 6 6 0 16 18 5 3.600 544 442 1.231 Quarterfinals
2   Dinamo Moscow 6 3 3 9 12 11 1.091 484 505 0.958
3   Allianz MTV Stuttgart 6 2 4 7 10 14 0.714 503 540 0.931
4   Lokomotiv Kaliningrad 6 1 5 4 5 15 0.333 426 470 0.906
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec 17:00 Dinamo Moscow   3–2   Lokomotiv Kaliningrad 25–23 13–25 27–29 25–23 17–15 107–115 Report
8 Dec 20:00 Allianz MTV Stuttgart   2–3   Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 25–22 25–21 17–25 21–25 9–15 97–108 Report
9 Dec 17:30 Dinamo Moscow   2–3   Allianz MTV Stuttgart 27–29 25–13 25–22 14–25 11–15 102–104 Report
9 Dec 20:00 Lokomotiv Kaliningrad   0–3   Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 17–25 22–25 22–25     61–75 Report
10 Dec 17:30 Lokomotiv Kaliningrad   3–0   Allianz MTV Stuttgart 25–23 25–20 25–20     75–63 Report
10 Dec 20:00 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul   3–0   Dinamo Moscow 25–18 25–20 25–14     75–52 Report
2 Feb 16:00 Allianz MTV Stuttgart   2–3   Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 32–30 23–25 25–22 14–25 9–15 103–117 Report
2 Feb 19:00 Dinamo Moscow   3–0   Lokomotiv Kaliningrad 25–20 25–13 25–23     75–56 Report
3 Feb 16:00 Dinamo Moscow   3–0   Allianz MTV Stuttgart 25–21 25–20 25–20     75–61 Report
3 Feb 19:00 Lokomotiv Kaliningrad   0–3   Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 20–25 19–25 17–25     56–75 Report
4 Feb 16:00 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul   3–1   Dinamo Moscow 25–16 19–25 25–14 25–18   94–73 Report
4 Feb 19:00 Lokomotiv Kaliningrad   0–3   Allianz MTV Stuttgart 23–25 19–25 21–25     63–75 Report

Pool E

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Igor Gorgonzola Novara 6 6 0 17 18 5 3.600 557 463 1.203 Quarterfinals
2   Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 6 4 2 13 15 6 2.500 484 437 1.108
3   Dinamo-Ak Bars 6 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 445 464 0.959
4   VK UP Olomouc 6 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 374 496 0.754
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Nov 17:30 Igor Gorgonzola Novara   3–0   Dinamo-Ak Bars 25–19 25–22 25–13     75–54 Report
24 Nov 20:30 VK UP Olomouc   0–3   Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 18–25 19–25 18–25     55–75 Report
25 Nov 17:30 VK UP Olomouc   0–3   Igor Gorgonzola Novara 17–25 25–27 20–25     62–77 Report
25 Nov 20:30 Grupa Azoty Chemik Police   3–0   Dinamo-Ak Bars 25–21 25–22 25–18     75–61 Report
26 Nov 17:30 Dinamo-Ak Bars   3–0   VK UP Olomouc 25–18 25–17 25–20     75–55 Report
26 Nov 20:30 Grupa Azoty Chemik Police   2–3   Igor Gorgonzola Novara 25–27 22–25 25–21 25–21 6–15 103–109 Report
2 Feb 17:30 Igor Gorgonzola Novara   3–1   Dinamo-Ak Bars 30–28 22–25 25–22 25–20   102–95 Report
2 Feb 20:30 VK UP Olomouc   0–3   Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 12–25 23–25 17–25     52–75 Report
3 Feb 17:30 VK UP Olomouc   1–3   Igor Gorgonzola Novara 15–25 25–22 8–25 23–25   71–97 Report
3 Feb 20:30 Grupa Azoty Chemik Police   3–0   Dinamo-Ak Bars 28–26 25–20 25–17     78–63 Report
4 Feb 17:30 Dinamo-Ak Bars   3–1   VK UP Olomouc 25–18 22–25 25–21 25–15   97–79 Report
4 Feb 20:30 Grupa Azoty Chemik Police   1–3   Igor Gorgonzola Novara 19–25 25–22 18–25 16–25   78–97 Report

First place ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1   Imoco Volley Conegliano 6 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 473 337 1.404
2   Vakifbank Istanbul 6 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 498 352 1.415
3   Igor Gorgonzola Novara 6 6 0 17 18 5 3.600 557 463 1.203
4   Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 6 6 0 16 18 5 3.600 544 442 1.231
5   Savino Del Bene Scandicci 6 4 2 12 15 9 1.667 542 509 1.065
Source: [citation needed]

Second place ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 6 4 2 13 15 6 2.500 484 437 1.108 Quarterfinals
2   Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 6 4 2 12 13 7 1.857 455 412 1.104
3   Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 6 4 2 11 14 10 1.400 523 479 1.092
4   Dinamo Moscow 6 3 3 9 12 11 1.091 484 505 0.958
5   ASPTT Mulhouse 6 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 418 462 0.905
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

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# Cup 1 Cup 2
1   Imoco Volley Conegliano   Savino Del Bene Scandicci
2   Vakıfbank Istanbul   Grupa Azoty Chemik Police
3   Igor Gorgonzola Novara   Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul
4   Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul   Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
           
1E   Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3 3
2B   Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 1 1
1E   Igor Gorgonzola Novara 0 0
1B   Imoco Volley Conegliano 3 3
1B   Imoco Volley Conegliano 3 3
1A   Savino Del Bene Scandicci 2 0
1B   Imoco Volley Conegliano 3
1C   VakıfBank Istanbul 2
1C   VakıfBank Istanbul 3 3
2E   Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 0 0
1C   VakıfBank Istanbul 2 3
2A   Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 3 0
1D   Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 1 1
2A   Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 3 3
  • All times are local.

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul   0–6   Igor Gorgonzola Novara 1–3 1–3
Savino Del Bene Scandicci   1–5   Imoco Volley Conegliano 2–3 0–3
Grupa Azoty Chemik Police   0–6   Vakıfbank Istanbul 0–3 0–3
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio   6–0   Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3–1 3–1

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Feb 17:00 Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul   1–3   Igor Gorgonzola Novara 25–19 12–25 19–25 25–27   81–96 Report
24 Feb 17:30 Savino Del Bene Scandicci   2–3   Imoco Volley Conegliano 25–17 27–29 30–28 23–25 15–17 120–116 Report
25 Feb 18:00 Grupa Azoty Chemik Police   0–3   VakıfBank Istanbul 9–25 15–25 20–25     44–75 Report
25 Feb 18:00 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio   3–1   Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 25–19 15–25 25–17 28–26   93–87 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Mar 19:00 Igor Gorgonzola Novara   3–1   Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 25–16 25–18 16–25 25–11   91–70 Report
3 Mar 20:30 Imoco Volley Conegliano   3–0   Savino Del Bene Scandicci 25–20 25–17 25–20     75–57 Report
4 Mar 17:00 VakıfBank Istanbul   3–0   Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 25–21 25–13 25–13     75–47 Report
4 Mar 19:30 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul   1–3   Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 23–25 22–25 25–22 26–28   96–100 Report

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Igor Gorgonzola Novara   0–6   Imoco Volley Conegliano 0–3 0–3
Vakıfbank Istanbul   4–2   Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 2–3 3–0

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Mar 21:00 Igor Gorgonzola Novara   0–3   Imoco Volley Conegliano 21–25 18–25 17–25     56–75 Report
17 Mar 20:00 VakıfBank Istanbul   2–3   Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 25–20 25–17 21–25 13–25 13–15 97–102 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Mar 20:30 Imoco Volley Conegliano   3–0   Igor Gorgonzola Novara 25–15 25–23 25–20     75–58 Report
24 Mar 18:00 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio   0–3   VakıfBank Istanbul 13–25 15–25 15–25     43–75 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 May 17:00 Imoco Volley Conegliano   3–2   VakıfBank Istanbul 22–25 25–22 23–25 25–23 15–12 110–107 Report

References

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  7. ^ "Dinamo MOSCOW, Allianz MTV STUTTGART take last spots in #CLVolleyW 4th Round". 28 October 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Uralochka withdraw from #CLVolleyW, Calcit Volley KAMNIK take their spot". 3 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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